For the past six years, Stephanie Nolen has traced AIDS across Africa, and 28 is the result: an unprecedented, uniquely human portrait of the continent in crisis. Through riveting, anecdotal stories, she bears witness and brings to life men, women, and children involved in every AIDS arena, explorin..
In this stunning Coretta Scott King Award–winning picture book, take a magical and resonant journey to Africa."I went all the way to Africa / In a dream one night / I crossed over the ocean / In a slow, smooth jump..."In words that sing and pictures that evoke the rich life and culture of the Africa..
For years, it had been what is called a "deteriorating situation." Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family - liberal whites - are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his village. What happens to the Smaleses and..
Billie James' inheritance isn't much: a little money and a shack in the Mississippi Delta. The house once belonged to her father, a renowned black poet who died unexpectedly when Billie was four years old. Though Billie was there when the accident happened, she has no memory of that day - and she ha..
When Ajala is not escaping an assassination attempt and dodging the bullets of eager security agents around the Duke of Edinburgh in Sydney, he is crashing his scooter, amid a hail of gunfire, through a border between Jordan and Israel—or he is cutting through security to shake the hands of Nikita K..
Furo Wariboko – born and bred in Lagos – wakes up on the morning of his job interview to discover he has turned into a white man. As he hits the city streets running, still reeling from his new-found condition, Furo is amazed to find the dead ends of his life wondrously open out before him.As a whit..
Berlitz Phrasebook and Dictionary Portuguese, Tswana, Shona, Afrikaans, French and Swahili Compact, clear, and packed with key words and phrases to help conversation, this pocket-sized Portuguese, Tswana, Shona, Afrikaans, French and Swahili phrasebook and dictionary from Berlitz's trusted language ..
Young and ambitious, Tayo Dabi is a rising star at Regent
Detective Agency where she is a trainee detective.
Driven by her passion to solve crimes – even as her
brother’s murderer walks free – Tayo immerses herself in
the job, delivering results that belie her newbie status.
But when Tayo is as..
Ibrahim Mustapha’s Giants of Africa is one of Africa’s foremost guides to building long lasting business ventures. Kicking off from the heartbeat of the Sahara, North Africa, he uncovers the humble beginnings of famous business giants, who against all odds, defied mediocrity and timidity, ..
Ibrahim Mustapha’s Giants of Africa is one of Africa’s foremost guides to building long lasting business ventures. Kicking off from the heartbeat of the Sahara, North Africa, he uncovers the humble beginnings of famous business giants, who against all odds, defied mediocrity and timidity, ..
New York Times bestsellerFrom the Winner of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement AwardNow a Netflix Original SeriesThe grande dame of African American cookbooks and winner of the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award stakes her claim as a culinary historian with a narrative history of African ..
Dear Children, This book is for you. In it, Abd al-Hay, a Muslim boy from Morocco, will introduce you to his extremely rich and colourful traditional village culture. You will learn many new and interesting things about his life in this very remote, yet historically important, part of North Africa. ..